Hello PoetryVoting

Vote

Voting-Boards

Home

HomeFollowingInboxNotifications

Read

ReadLiftedFeedsListsHeartedHistoryMy WritingNew poem

Explore

ExploreOrbitsWordsTagsClassics
Log in
0
Stars
0
Embers
0
Alerts
0
Inbox

Vote

Voting-Boards

Home

HomeFollowingInboxNotifications

Read

ReadLiftedFeedsListsHeartedHistoryMy WritingNew poem

Explore

ExploreOrbitsWordsTagsClassics
Log in
0
Stars
0
Embers
0
Alerts
0
Inbox

You don't understand

by bridget-rose

I'm so ADHD you say because you forgot your third cousin's birthday You don't understand what it's actually like How it can make simple chores feel like a hike You never get teased for being "too hyper" Teachers never pulled you aside for the question "You seem a little off, forget to take your medicine?" I'm so depressed you say because you felt sad for a split second yesterday You actually think there's something wrong with your brain When really you can't even imagine the pain You don't cry yourself to sleep every single night There are no self-inflicted scars on your body You have never actually wanted to kill yourself I'm so OCD you say because you don't like the way a gamed is played You don't wash your hands until they bleed Every thought plants a new anxiety seed People don't sneeze on you because they think your reaction is funny Always needing to do everything right, and if you don't everyone will die Liking things organized is not at all OCD Mental Illness tears your life apart I don't know why you think it will make you seem smart Using it the way you do is highly offensive You come off ignorant and dense See a Doctor if it sucks that much And stop acting like Mental illness is so "clutch"
Request permission to use this poem
Written by
bridget-rose
For You?
Written by
bridget-rose
Published
May 3, 2016
Time
2m
Permission

Request to use this poem

Tell bridget-rose how you would like to use it. We review requests before forwarding them.

AboutBlogSupportFAQPrivacyTermsContact
© 2009-2026 Hello Poetry/v27.0 [production] by @eliotyork
Explore
Hello PoetryVoting
Write